Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-10-08
PRESIDENTIAL TOURISTS.


Progress Of the Western Trip Of Mr.. and
Mrs. ClcvelanL-Thclr Train Palace
ON Whcels--Enthusiasiic Greetings All
Along the Route-The President Makes
speech at Indianapdlis-A Quiet sum
day ut St Louis.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-Prcsident Cleveland
ond Mrs, Cleveland began their tour of the
West and South yesterday. Their departure
from Washington was under a bright sky
and pleasant auspices The special train
bearing the small and select barty left the
Baltimore & Potomac depot promptly Mt
10 o'clock, The travelling party consisted
exclusively Of the President and Mrs. Cleve-
land Messrs Bssel and Bryant, and
Colonel Lamont p '. De Graw, the repre-
sentative of the United Press f. T. Blck-
ford, Of the Associated Press. and Superin-
tcndent Baldwin, Of the Pullman Palace
Car Company.
The train looked very handsome In it's
new paint and giistcning bronze fittings.
Through the plate glass windows could be
seen baskets of jacqueminOt roses, and
other cut flowers, which had been provided
by Mr.. Pullman The President and Mrs
Cleveland occupy the private coach
OF Mr. George. NJ Pullman, which
is Il veritable palace on wheels. One COM
partment has all the appointments of an
elegant drawing -room and the portion de-
voted to sleep is as handsomely furnished as
the bedroom Of the mansion Of million
aire Hats were IA sed and waved by
friends and spectators in the depot as the
train moved out, and to these salutes both
the President and Mrs. Cleveland responded
by bowling and smiling until ont Of sight
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct 1.-The TreslGen
tial excursion train arrived here on time last
evening. The party was greeted by large
and enthusiastic crowds at all the stations
along the road. At Baltimore calls G Z
made for the President to step ont upon the
platform, but he refused to do so, the train
making stop of only five minutes Al
Harrisburg Mr. and Mrs Cleveland came
out of the car and stood on the platform
bowing in response to the paudits OF the
large crowd which had gatherel
At Mittlln and Mount Union the IN
habitants came out in force and checrc
the excursion, At Huntington flags werC
literally displayed and the steam whistles
of the town footed their loudest At Lewis
ton Junction was gathered large numDel
of villagers.
Just before reaching this city the Presi
| dent expressed himself Ms delight
at his reception by the peop'"
| For hours previous to the time fix
for the arrival of the train hen
| the streets leading to the depot We're liter
ally jammed with people The train wa
twenty minutes behind time, but this fac
did not create any apprehension for ii
safely, for it was known to every one tina
orders had been given for it to have th
+ ght of way over all OF the trans on th'
road, and being in tie hands of trust,
| train-men, little fear OF an accident Ma
| felt The delay was caused by q stop a
| iiOmcw0Od, in the city l'mlts, FOR fu'l'
twenty minutes, to witness the illumination
! of the natural gas stand-ppcs, Wh.ch, iron
q height OF nearly l2o feet, sent
| pillar OF fire fully fifty feet above tn
| pipe. As soon as the tram came TO stol
| Superintendent Pitcairn conducted the la
d,es of the Womqn's Christian Temperate
| I-nion to Mrs Cleveland and Mrs L. II
limos nrasantpd tha hpnutiful tes.imonia
| ,,.l,i,L ia l,,a,, ,,,,,,o,.od rrh, trnin onl
a.z.,saI =, ,hi, ai+,. fnr s,,a mi,r+a. ,,,
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'oh''"". y" va II" 10y m, n,
| lNplANAPoii5' lhd oct --lhs iIe'l
DENTAL excursion Ia'n arrived mere aI /
| o clock a. m yesterday Very lit lc w"
| seen By the traVc,ers OF the State OF ONO
that commonwealth having been traverse,
| durinr the night A thousand people haC
| assembled ut Columbus at / O'Clock n IN
o,r,, IN ho dis,nn,i,.ed y, the prasldau,
~ ~ .,,4 - rho +,i,, tbro,,,h mi
@ i,"' NV oU "a - H. ne I.P va
"u'Vc "o."ie "i il' ~ 80 q"
| oFHton VhroughouV NE clIS M"A el"' oi"-V'
| decorated Inc ifssiu'hU ana AFh b4eN '!ah'
We're escorted through cheering crows L
| the capitol by an imposing civic and mill
| tlrv procession Governor Gray welcomed
| the Chief Executive to Indiana in shor
speech, and the President replied briefly
c)ngratulating both tic Stat, and til, cit,
in wel!-choscn terms. In conc.ud ng, M
| Cleveland alluded To the late e-Presiden
| Hendricks as follows;
II am at this moment much impressed w.t.
| another thought connected with this place. III
suggestion can not fal to awaken in you
minds an ancctonatc sentiment, an II
|
OF INC nation 10 'ns SPo,, 1T ias'
"nu T.pm ,.'n, ninalo n,a" So'no Sou' ,xos bonsa
| iaII rnra ,,ron,bort III. land t-us q,
and respected by his fellow men and by then
| invested with the highest civic trusts A loyal
true son ofyour State, mid his honors he ncy
or forgo, the people OF Indiana and his fellow
townsmen of Indianapolis. And while he love-
you we'll he brought honor to you by ms 'aitt
iul discharge OF ihe iun'.onS ol Iup,'
u,,op "u :! i,,' ya.U rU, ,"' , in ,n =,
so,, y,r cnori n for his ,namcrv And the hind
Iy tender tbongbt Of the people of the land vii
always turn to your city as the place wher
your dist neuisheI citizen lived and dod an
where rest his remains among the surrounding
ic so much enjoyed
ST LOUIS, Oct 3.-Alter the speech
making at Indianapolis saturday the Fres'
d mt shook many people by the hand IL
| then, accompanied by his wife, called o.
! Mrs. HcndrcIs and lunchsd with her Ait
| brirf call ON ex-senator and Mrs Nc
D,n,l1 tbn Marty ay,in took the train
the party was welcomed by senator Noor
hcss ana ex-Seeretary OF IN, slvy mrhal'
w. ;, i"oVr oSaps S,raso .no Tho trin was M tban re
srmaI stors Io,ng made only for Gov
and water until this city was reachc